Kannan
Appearance
Pronunciation | Kaṇṇaṉ |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Tamil |
Origin | |
Region of origin | Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Derived | Krishna |
Kannan (Tamil: கண்ணன்) is a given name for a male Tamils. Due the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Krishna who is known as Kannan in Tamil. In Tamil it means "playful" or "merry."[1]
Notable people
Given name
- B. Kannan, Indian cinematographer
- K. Kannan, Singaporean footballer
- Kannan (music director), Indian film music composer
- Kannan Balakrishnan (born 1964), Indian musician
- Kannan Iyer, Indian film writer and actor
- Kannan Soundararajan, Indian mathematician
- M. Kannan, Indian politician
- P. Kannan, Indian politician
- R. Kannan (born 1975), Indian film director
- S. P. Kannan, Indian politician
- Srirangam Kannan (born 1952), Indian musician
- Vedham Puthithu Kannan, Indian filmmaker
Surname
- Biju C. Kannan, Indian film director
- Beena Kannan (born 1960), Indian businesswoman
- Bharathi Kannan (born 1962), Indian film director
- Embar Kannan (born 1975), Indian musician
- Kanal Kannan, Indian film choreographer
- Ravindran Kannan (born 1953), Indian computer scientist
- Siddharth Kannan, Indian broadcaster
- Yaar Kannan, Indian film director
Other uses
Films
- Kannan En Kadhalan, 1968 Tamil film
- Kannan Varuvaan, 2000 Tamil film
Places
- Kannan Devan Hills, village in Kerala, India